Dual Enrollment Students
Types of Scholarships
Workforce Development Grant Scholarship
This scholarship is provided through the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development to give area students a head start in several high demand careers. The scholarship will pay tuition and fees for career-technical courses only.
The funding budget for this scholarship varies from year to year, but it is an excellent avenue to obtain career-ready skills while still in high school.
FALL 2024 and SPRING 2025
- Tuition and fees for (1) General Academic (non-STEM) course taken alone OR
- Taken concurrently with (1) STEM course (Math and Science) OR
- Two CTE courses within an approved grant covered pathway
Cannot exceed two funded courses in any combination per Fall 2024/Spring 2025 semester. Any additional courses are the student’s financial responsibility. Textbooks and Access Codes are the responsibility of the student.
Summer Semester 2025 funding has not been determined and will be based on the remaining funds available. This information will be announced later.
- Textbooks may be available for the following some CTE programs for dual enrollment student use from the instructor ON LOAN when funding permits.
*Access codes for CTE courses, Medical Assisting courses, and MyBradyLab for EMS cannot be furnished by grant funding. Therefore, we do encourage students to prepare for this expense out-of-pocket.
**Dual Enrollment students do not participate in Wallace Books+ but may still order their textbooks from the Barnes & Noble Bookstore by clicking here.
****Internet courses require proctored assessments. The number of proctored assessments vary by course.
****BIO201/202 can be covered for Pre-Nursing students only. (Note: BIO103 is a pre-requisite for BIO201/202 and is not covered under Workforce Development grant funding. However, BIO103 is currently covered under the STEM Grant.)
*****EMS is recommended for SENIORS due to the National Registry Licensure Age requirement of 18. Juniors opting to participate can test upon the completion of the EMS118/119 coursework but cannot obtain licensure until they meet the 18 year old age requirement. Both EMS and MAT have a 2.5 GPA minimum requirement for Dual Enrollment.
Currently these funds only cover courses on the Funded List. These courses include:
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- Automotive Technology
- Child Development
- Criminal Justice
- Computer Information Science
- (CIS 146 is not covered under Workforce. It is an Academic course.)
- Electrical Technology
- Engineering Graphics
- Industrial Systems Technology
- *EMS Basic
- Masonry
- Medical Assisting
- Office Administration
- Welding
STEM Scholarship Opportunities
- Currently available for dually enrolled students (subject to funding availability)
FALL 2024 and SPRING 2025
- Tuition and fees for (1) General Academic (non-STEM) course taken alone OR
- Taken concurrently with (1) STEM course (Math and Science) OR
- Two CTE courses within an approved grant covered pathway
Cannot exceed two funded courses in any combination per Fall 2024/Spring 2025 semester. Any additional courses are the student’s financial responsibility. Textbooks and Access Codes are the responsibility of the student.
Summer Semester 2025 funding has not been determined and will be based on the remaining funds available. This information will be announced later.
*Textbooks and/or Access codes for STEM classes cannot be furnished by grant funding. Therefore, we do encourage students to prepare for this expense out-of-pocket.
**Dual Enrollment students do not participate in Wallace Books+ but may still order their textbooks from the Barnes & Noble Bookstore by clicking here.
****Internet courses require proctored assessments. The number of proctored assessments vary by course.
STEM Courses include:
- ANY SCIENCE (Examples: BIO103/BIO104, PHS111/PHS112, BIO201/202, etc.)
- ANY MATH (Accuplacer or ACT score needed)
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- *Chemistry pre-requisite requires the successful completion of MTH 112.
- **Physics pre-requisite requires the successful completion of MTH 125.
General Academic Scholarship
The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) recently announced that the community colleges would be able to begin utilizing our Dual Enrollment Funding to cover more general education classes for our dual enrolled students.
What does this mean for students? It means that any student that might want to pursue an academic associate’s Degree while in high school or those you might wish to complete more general studies academic classes will be able to take advantage of this opportunity as well.
Through the Alabama Transfers agreement, these academic courses will quickly transfer to four-year colleges/university across the state after graduating from high school.
Who is eligible? 10th, 11th, or 12th graders who meet qualifications for dual enrollment.
FALL 2024 and SPRING 2025
- Tuition and fees for (1) General Academic (non-STEM) course taken alone OR
- Taken concurrently with (1) STEM course (Math and Science) OR
- Two CTE courses within an approved grant covered pathway
Cannot exceed two funded courses in any combination per Fall 2024/Spring 2025 semester. Any additional courses are the student’s financial responsibility. Textbooks and Access Codes are the responsibility of the student.
Summer Semester 2025 funding has not been determined and will be based on the remaining funds available. This information will be announced later.
*Textbooks and/or Access codes for General Academic classes cannot be furnished by grant funding. Therefore, we do encourage students to prepare for this expense out-of-pocket.
**Dual Enrollment students do not participate in Wallace Books+ but may still order their textbooks from the Barnes & Noble Bookstore by clicking here.
****Internet courses require proctored assessments. The number of proctored assessments vary by course.
General Academic Courses include (but are not limited to):
- ENGLISH
- FINE ARTS
- HISTORY
- PSYCHOLOGY
- SPEECH
- CIS 146 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
- AND MANY MORE!!